Post #802980 by Hamo on Mon, Apr 18, 2022 8:21 PM

The Arms of Kali

2 oz spiced rum
1/2 oz amber 151-proof rum
1/2 oz lime juice
1/2 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz maraschino liqueur
1/2 oz falernum
1/2 oz passion fruit syrup
1/2 oz grenadine
1 dash Peychaud’s bitters
1 dash orange bitters

Shake with crushed ice and pour unstrained into a double old-fashioned glass. Garnish with a flamed orange peel.

This is a drink I've been working on for some time--I first mentioned it here in 2016. The name comes from a work meeting I was in where someone said, "...look for the waving arms of Kayleigh..." (in that regard, probably one of the most productive meetings I've every experienced); I changed "Kayleigh" to the Hindu goddess of destruction (hence the high-proof rum), which also recalls a favorite episode of the old time radio show, Richard Diamond, Private Detective.

However, I was having lots of trouble getting it right and kept reworking the formula until I realized that it was close to the Wicked Wahine from the late, lamented Okolemaluna Tiki Lounge. When I re-proportioned the ingredients, everything finally clicked.

[ Edited by Hamo on 2022-04-18 20:40:26 ]